Sleep lies like a moth on my eyes. Tickling and fluttering, it lingers and then departs. My mind clears slowly. I feel oddly constrained. Mmmm. What? Am I sick? I open my eyes but immediately have to close them. Purple light, nonvision explosion – shadows . What the fuck? Why […]
Paul Steinberg
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I know thee, salvation boat. For we have performed upon thee, thou abramanation, who comest ever without being invoked.
There was turtle. Turtle was alone and swam in the deeps of the sea. And none know what Turtle found there. And turtle is silent.
Hear now the anadrome song of the salmon sung in voiceless bubble chorus loud from source sweet to bitter sea
Few have done more to catalog the beauty and technology of kayak than Harvey Golden. The publication of Kayaks of Alaska this year sees yet another contribution in Harvey's monumental life work cataloging and building the traditional boats of the arctic.
Somewhere in the Arizona desert, I pull the white whale to a crunching stop on a patch of roadside dirt, on the crest of a small hill, north of Paulden Arizona. “What are we doing out here?” “Is something wrong?” “Hey! What’s going on?” “Stars,” I say. "We have stopped to see the stars.”
Most people like to look at mountain rivers, and bear them in mind; but few care to look at the wind, though far more beautiful and sublime, and though they become at times about as visible as flowing water.
once We clambered down from the trees and stood upright, peering over the horizon with eyes like ripening apples,
A small bird, gray shot with blue, alights on a pine branch. She lands, looks left then right, spies a small beetle which she pecks up. Behind her, an alder leaf, blown on the wind, circles once, twice, thrice and sails into her field of view; startled, she cries out then flies away. […]
Netarts August 2, 2015 Some Netarts considerations Netarts Bay Oregon is a great area to experience dynamic conditions in a contained environment. That said, there are a few things to keep in mind: Tide -You cannot paddle safely with a led group on Netarts on the ebb. Wind – Netarts, like all the coast, […]
OK, here is something new and experimental. This is a video introduction to the story Phall if you but will, rise you must. I am thinking of animating the entire story and maybe others as well. I want your opinion.
Looking through some old videos, I came upon the inimitable Denise Harrington giving quick introduction to her favorite paddling place- Cape Falcon on the Oregon Coast. Enjoy
Spend a fun day learning to deal with moving water and waves in a safe location at Netarts Bay on the Oregon Coast.
I build replica kayaks because they are pretty, because every traditional kayak I build teaches me about modern ones, because the Greenland hunting kayak imparts a sense of history, even if it’s not my history; and mostly, by simple virtue of proximity, the Greenland kayak conveys a powerful intimacy with […]